Clegg: We're losing war on drugs 'on an industrial scale'
Nick Clegg has broken ranks with the prime minister on drugs reform, just five days after his coalition partner ruled out a royal commission on decriminalisation.
View ArticleMiliband on immigration: 'Proud of diversity, proud of Britain'
Ed Miliband will try to carve out a unique position on immigration today, with a speech which promises tough action while also celebrating Britain's diversity.
View ArticleEx-MP Moran avoids jail over bogus expenses claims
Former Labour MP Margaret Moran was sentenced to a two-year supervision and treatment order Thursday for making bogus expenses claims to receive more than £53,000 from the taxpayer.
View Article'Unfit to stand trial': MP faces expenses judgement
Former Labour MP Margaret Moran has received a two year supervision and treatment order for fiddling her expenses.
View ArticleSam Cam in charity Christmas jumper
Samantha Cameron braved the cold in a Christmas jumper and purple heels to greet young fundraisers outside 10 Downing Street.
View ArticleSupervision order for MP Moran
A judge has given a supervision and treatment order to expense-fiddling former Labour MP Margaret Moran, conceding that some people may think she had "got away with it".
View ArticleUkip chairman: An leaving the EU would damage us
Britain leaving the European Union could be damaging to Ukip's political fortunes, party chairman Steve Crowther has admitted.
View ArticlePM rejects Clegg's drug laws call
David Cameron has firmly rejected Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg's call for a Royal Commission to rethink drug laws and ruled out the decriminalisation of any illegal narcotics.
View ArticleImmigration: Labour Calls For Better Integration
Labour Leader Ed Miliband has set out his party's strategy for integration in Britain in a speech outlining his ambitions for dealing with the pressures of a multi-ethnic society.
View ArticleUK culture minister Miller faces expenses probe
The British parliament began a probe on Friday into allegations that culture minister Maria Miller wrongly claimed expenses for a house where her parents lived.
View ArticleCameron pitches for new Europe deal
David Cameron has made a blatant pitch for a new British deal with Europe.
View ArticleBritain must 'work at' integration
Britain must "work at" becoming a more integrated society, Ed Miliband has said as he outlined plans for a "comprehensive strategy" to deal with the pressures of a multi-ethnic society.
View ArticleTearful Obama calls for "meaningful action" after school shooting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Choking up and wiping away tears, President Barack Obama said on Friday "our hearts are broken" for the victims of a deadly shooting rampage at a Connecticut elementary school...
View ArticleEgyptians vote on divisive constitution
CAIRO/ALEXANDRIA (Reuters) - Egyptians queued to vote on Saturday on a constitution promoted by its Islamist backers as the way out of a prolonged political crisis and rejected by opponents as a recipe...
View ArticleSearch for answers begins after U.S. school massacre
NEWTOWN, Connecticut (Reuters) - Residents of the small Connecticut community of Newtown were reeling on Saturday from one of the worst mass shootings in U.S. history, as police sought answers about...
View ArticleJapan's LDP back in power with two-thirds majority with ally
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's conservative Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) surged back to power in an election on Sunday just three years after a devastating defeat, giving ex-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe a...
View ArticleMerkel rips German opposition for blocking tax cuts
BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel criticised the centre-left opposition for blocking her government's efforts to cut income taxes by 6 billion euros, telling a German newspaper those parties...
View ArticleActor Depardieu hits back at French PM over tax exile
PARIS (Reuters) - Actor Gerard Depardieu, accused by French government leaders of trying to dodge taxes by buying a house over the border in Belgium, retorted that he was leaving because "success" was...
View ArticleBritain seeks new EU deal from euro zone crisis
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Britain must use the upheaval created by the euro zone crisis to forge a new relationship with the European Union, Prime Minister David Cameron said on Friday as he fights a rising...
View ArticleQueen leads UK condolences to US
The Queen and David Cameron have led UK tributes to the 26 murdered children and adults who were victims of one of the worst mass school shootings in American history.
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